CVE-2024-55557
A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.
- Published2024-12-16
- WeaknessCWE-798
Am I affected?
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Description
ui/pref/ProxyPrefView.java in weasis-core in Weasis 4.5.1 has a hardcoded key for symmetric encryption of proxy credentials.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2024-12-1621:15CVE publishedNVD
- 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub
Observed activity
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- Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-55557?format=txt
- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-55557?format=csv
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Versions per branch
Neither OSV.dev nor the vendor advisories we read list affected versions for CVE-2024-55557 yet.
Fix
No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record
Detection
read 2026-10-23 19:24 UTC- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
Sources
- NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
- CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2024-12-17
- OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
- CISA-ADPCVSS 3.19.82024-12-17
- CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-7982024-12-17
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.4 %2026-10-23
- PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept1read 2026-10-23
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- 2024-12-16
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Deferred
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